A Social Organization for Families, Breeders and Devotees of the Irish Wolfhound
Calendar 2015 ~ SoCal Standing Events
A Social Organization for Families, Breeders and Devotees of the Irish Wolfhound
Calendar 2015 ~
SoCal Standing Events
| May 30 | Ladera Ranch "Biscuit, Bark and Brew"--a meet-&-greet opportunity for our hounds. 9:00 a.m. till 11:30 a.m. Call for directions if you'd like to come. |
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June 20-21 |
Irish Fair, at the new venue: Eldorado
Park, Long Beach, CA
(Your hound is your Ticket!...if you come before 9:am) Details from
Dixie Hirsch dixie@sunstag.org
or Alexis Montgomery montgomeryalm@yahoo.com
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PS--"Uncle" Ralph's Birthday weekend!! Many Happy
Returns! This year we hope to add the other seven Irish Dog Breeds for a Special Attraction --so far, we have six of the!! Anyone know the owners of a Kerry Blue Terrier and/or a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier??? |
| July 3-4-5 | Ventura Dog Shows at the Ventura Fairgrounds. |
| July 19, Sun. | PPD--Puppy Play Date. RSVP to dixie@sunstag.org . Need to know where to park everyone so include the approximate time of arrival. |
| July 27-28 | Irish Wolfhound Association of the West Coast--IWs Only Specialty |
| July 29-30 | Lompoc Valley Kennel Club Shows--All Breed. This makes a truly nice wine tasting weekend if you just visit the show for fun and information, then enjoy the vineyards and Buelton! |
| August/September/October | PPD--Puppy Play Date. Open Every Sunday. Call first, please. |
| Nov. 27-28-29 | TURKEY RUN--The big annual Lure Coursing event for our area. Great time to come out and give your puppies and young adults a chance at this exciting sport!! Contact dixie@sunstag.org to be included on the mailing list. Start practicing your puppies now to enhance their prey drive. |
| December | Let's plan a doggie cookie party!! Perhaps include a human BBQ? |
| 2015 | |
| April--2nd Weekend | THE AMERICAN FAMILY PET EXPO. Our 22nd year! This year we have been approved for The Irish Eight Dog Breeds to be a Special Attraction and we can provide a display reminiscent of "A Wee Step To Ireland"...of some such! Please pencil it in. |
| June--3rd Weekend | THE BIG IRISH FAIR! |
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
August, September, October ... Puppy Play Dates
with Finger
Foods for Humans; Cookies for Hounds.
Noon till Dusk (or when I run you off) at Sunstag Kennel, Silverado, CA. Bring ALL your hounds,
and human Kids, Come Share your experiences with Like-Minded Dog People. (Keep in
touch!)
 AW COME ON DAD! |
What We're All About!
Send us your favorite photo (preferably by eMail dixie@sunstag.org and we'll highlight your special hound in this on-going section. |
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A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE!  Dixie with a few of the Puppy Play Dat visitors... and one or two of her own. |
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 WE CAN DO LOTS'A THINGS 
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LIKE ...  GROW UP!  |
AUNTIE EMME R.I.P.  Our Official Greeter is waiting at The Rainbow Bridge to escort all of her Charges across. |
A Rehomed Champion! |
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GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY!  |
Happy 11th Birthday, Chauncy! 2010. Regretfully, Chauncy crossed the Rainbow Bridge just shy of his 13th birthday 2012. Till we meet again. |
OBEDIENCE |
LURE COURSING Almost run-away FUN!!! Get the plastic bunny!! COME TRY TURKEY RUN IN NOVEMBER! |
WELCOME, 4-Month-Old DEWIN... ...from Germany to The www.Turrean.org Home. CONGRATULATIONS, DEWIN AND RALPH, ON THE NEW CHAMPION STATUS! YEAH! |
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 Dewin's First Major--as a puppy over ADULTS! |
 NEW CHAMPION ~ Thank you to our handler, Michelle! |
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e-News
| Come one! Come all! The Irish Wolfhound Association of the West Coast Specialty will be held again on the last weekend of July 2015, Thursday-Friday, at Ryon Park in Lompoc, California. The Specialty will be followed by Lompoc Valley Kennel Club all-breed shows (Sat-Sun). Don't be left out. Contact dixie@sunstag.org to be on the Mailing List for other Irish Wolfhound events. |
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Contact:
dixie@sunstag.org |
